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“A huge upgrade over last year’s romper-stomper KR,” notes St. Antoine, adding, “This GT500 is simply way more poised and driver-friendly.” Much of that driver-friendliness comes from the beautifully executed cockpit, which St. Antoine describes as “gorgeous, with appealing shapes, cool wheel, racy seat trim, and the excellent Sync system.” Compared with archrival Camaro, the Shelby offers by far the better-looking cabin. And by better looking, we mean it’s better for looking out. “It’s amazing how visibility from the driver’s seat plays into making a good driver’s car,” observes Markus. “This one’s view out is way better than the Camaro’s.” While the Ford‘s taller profile may lack the Chevy‘s cool and menacing slit-windowed greenhouse, it does nothing to impede the joys of driving, certainly when the driving becomes of the aggressive sort. “Easy to drive hard, no manhandling needed,” says Loh, who also notes, “Steering is accurate and precise, and the seats are soft for fore-and-aft travel, yet supportive side to side.”

The hot-shoe’s take:
“Shifter required a lot of effort and I missed shifts a couple times. Initially, I was being too gentle with it. Once I just started giving it a good, firm effort, the shifter was fine. Racing stripes on the shift knob, how often do you see that, huh? At my age, that’s cool.” — Randy Pobst